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| *NatiMarie* |
 May 12 2004, 11:14 PM
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Euthanasia is known as painless killing and is sometimes placed on patients that suffer, but want to have their life taken away by an injection or something of the kind.
Should this type of assisted suicide be allowed, or should it be banned? What do you think? |
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May 12 2004, 11:21 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune...  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
I think it should be used but available only as a last resort... but then again, what if you kill yourself, and then a cure if found on the next day?
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May 12 2004, 11:33 PM
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 Liv's Secret Lover *shhhh* Group: Member Posts: 201 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,229 |
no no no no no no...terrible! I disagree with it totally.
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 12 2004, 11:57 PM
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Aww man, I was gonna make this topic
he, oh wells... my english class had a discussion on this... I think it depends on certain things though
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| *NatiMarie* |
May 13 2004, 12:23 AM
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Sorry, Elba
 .Yeah, I was just thinking about this because we read something about Euthanasia being placed on elderly people (well in a fictionous book) and then it made me think about it a little. |
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May 13 2004, 05:46 AM
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May 13 2004, 07:50 AM
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i think it should be a choice.. but not for stupid reasons..
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May 13 2004, 08:18 AM
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This is a toughy. First of all i believe that if a person is requesting to be euthanised, it should be made sure that they are of sound mind and body and not just basing it off of a bad day. I can see where some would just really want to stop their pain and end it though. I watched my BIL die slowly from cancer...it's probably the hardest thing I have ever had the misfortune to see in my lifetime. Many times he prayed for it all to just end. He wanted to die so badly near the end because he just couldn't take what it was doing to him anymore.
I guess I'm kind of neutral on this one |
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May 13 2004, 08:23 AM
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I think it should be allowed in certain cases. Like if a person is really suffering too much and can't stand it anymore, or perhaps if that person is a vegetable or is dependant on a machine to keep him alive, then it should be allowed.
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May 13 2004, 12:13 PM
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If the suffering person is not physically capable to decide whether to die or not, who should be given the right to decide?
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May 13 2004, 12:23 PM
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hey, if a person wants to die they want to die. You should probably try to help them with there problems first, but if all else fails it's their choice and they might as well do it in a controlled enviroment. The only thing that scares me is a person wanting to back out of it at the last second but the doctor still continues.
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May 13 2004, 12:43 PM
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 wanderlust personified. Group: Official Designer Posts: 7,515 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 797 |
Nope. Playing God once again. Besides, how do you know what might have happenned to that person if you gave him/her more time? Like uninspiredfae said, what if there was a cure the next day? Or what if something miraculous happens (which in some cases it does) where they're healed?
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May 13 2004, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(WildGriffin @ May 13 2004, 12:23 PM) hey, if a person wants to die they want to die. You should probably try to help them with there problems first, but if all else fails it's their choice and they might as well do it in a controlled enviroment. The only thing that scares me is a person wanting to back out of it at the last second but the doctor still continues. This sounds soo much like assisted suicide. .... Dr. Kevorkian...? |
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| *Kathleen* |
May 13 2004, 04:40 PM
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Okay, I'm kind of neutral on this as well, simply because it's up to the person's own decision, but if they can't say anything, and they're practically a vegetable (as someone said before), then why let them go through that pain? Let them be at peace and move on. No one should have to suffer like that.
On the other hand, yes, as uninspiredfae said, there could be a cure found, or a miracle, as someone (I think Roxanne) said previously. I've heard about contracts people sign nowadays, where they can sign it to get euthanasia if something were to happen to them. I just say give it some time. If they obviously don't sign it, why take away their choice because they can't speak for themselves? Edit: This is my 3,400th post!  Oh yeah!
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| *instantmusic* |
May 13 2004, 05:37 PM
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well... man. why am i hardcore truth? ok i'd say, no its wrong. ah! cuz blah its still killing.
man if that was me, i'd be begging for death. i know i would. but its still wrong. dont do it. put me to sleep or something. nicatene right? that drug that makes you feel.. eeeeeeh.. hehehe... |
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| *CJ1* |
May 13 2004, 05:39 PM
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It shouldn't be banned because it takes the pain away. What's the point of staying alive if you're going to suffer or a vegetable? However, it should be the patient's decision.
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| *Kathleen* |
May 13 2004, 05:45 PM
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Exactly, CJ...it should be the patient's decision. Now, when it comes to the fact that it's completely unpredictable, and they are a vegetable, I think it should be allowed. It's quite hard to see someone you love sit there, as if they weren't even alive. I know I had a hard time seeing it with my grandmother, so you can't honestly say you don't want it unless you've witnessed a "vegetable" for yourself.
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| *kryogenix* |
May 13 2004, 06:13 PM
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no, euthanasia is terrible. it is murder, plain and simple.
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| *Kathleen* |
May 13 2004, 08:39 PM
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QUOTE no, euthanasia is terrible. it is murder, plain and simple. Have you ever seen a "vegetable"? They sit there in pain for how long before they actually die? It's pretty terrible to leave them there for days and days on end. Furthermore, what if the person signs the contract, saying they want to die if they're like that? Are you going to go against their wishes and not kill them? |
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 13 2004, 09:24 PM
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err... i really don't like the word vegetable...
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| *Kathleen* |
May 13 2004, 09:33 PM
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I know, but I can't think of anything else to call it, Elba.
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May 13 2004, 09:37 PM
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Yes i totally think it should a be a last resort thing....i mean y make people suffer it is inhuman....i mean if you have a dog that has rabies or is severly injuried what do you do to it...ya take it out back and shot him or have it put down....and give them a nice barial....no body wants to grow old and suffer there golden years away....would you
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| *Kathleen* |
May 14 2004, 04:28 PM
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QUOTE Yes i totally think it should a be a last resort thing....i mean y make people suffer it is inhuman....i mean if you have a dog that has rabies or is severly injuried what do you do to it...ya take it out back and shot him or have it put down....and give them a nice barial....no body wants to grow old and suffer there golden years away....would you Yes, but I think people are still going to argue, "But these are humans we're talking about!" Still, a lot of people love their dogs as much as their loved ones. |
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| *kryogenix* |
May 14 2004, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(Kathleen @ May 13 2004, 8:39 PM) Have you ever seen a "vegetable"? They sit there in pain for how long before they actually die? It's pretty terrible to leave them there for days and days on end. Furthermore, what if the person signs the contract, saying they want to die if they're like that? Are you going to go against their wishes and not kill them? morally speaking, the person should be kept alive. what if a person wants a hitman to kill him? is it moral for the hit man to kill the guy? |
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| *Kathleen* |
May 14 2004, 05:09 PM
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Well...he did say so, did he not? By morality, he has the choice to make his own decision. Besides, the guy isn't in pain when he asks the hitman to shoot him. He's not barely hanging onto dear life, lasting painfully through each day.
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